Joint Tortfeasors: Elephant Traps beware
Where one settles a legal dispute with one or more wrongdoers how might one best preserve the right to pursue others who may also be legally responsible? There follows a Glossary of the definitions or concepts to which this Article refers. Glossary: A civil wrong which results in loss or damage: A Tort A … Continue reading Joint Tortfeasors: Elephant Traps beware
When might interest be payable on a loan?
“If thou wilt lend this money… lend it rather to thine enemy, who, if he break, thou mayst with better face exact the penalty” Antonio, Merchant of Venice, Act 1 Scene 3 Antonio is the title character in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice. As an influential and wealthy nobleman, he proffers practical advice: if one is … Continue reading When might interest be payable on a loan?
Part 35 Civil Procedure Rules and Indemnity Costs
Introduction What is done about the costs of a party who have been successful at the end of a legal case? The Court has a very wide discretion. However there is a general rule; this is that “costs follow the event”. In other words, the winning party may legitimately expect to receive to be awarded … Continue reading Part 35 Civil Procedure Rules and Indemnity Costs
Injunction Orders: To continue or not?
An Injunction Order is the third most serious category of directive that an English Civil Court may make. The first is committal to prison for contempt; the second is the sequestration (that is, seizure) of a person’s assets to satisfy a Judgment debt; and the third is the Injunction Order. The purpose of such is … Continue reading Injunction Orders: To continue or not?
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Richard Peter Tymkiw LLB (Hons) 